GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| billow | wave |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |